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A major UK survey finds public confidence in artificial intelligence declining sharply, with over half of respondents viewing the technology as more risky than beneficial. Privacy concerns and mandatory use are driving widespread hesitation.
A British Labour Party lawmaker is pursuing legal action against Elon Musk's xAI, seeking a court order to prevent Grok from creating non-consensual sexualised images of her. The case could establish new precedent for data protection law applied to AI developers.
The European Union has imposed a €890 million penalty on Google for breaching digital competition regulations, citing unfair prominence given to its own services and restrictions on app developer pricing.
A Florida teenager has withdrawn his lawsuit against Meta just days before trial, citing the stress of protracted proceedings. The move comes after securing settlements with YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat, but complicates the broader legal strategy against social media firms.
A US federal judge has granted final approval to Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement with authors who sued the AI company for using their copyrighted works without permission to train its Claude chatbot.
Five European trade associations have collectively appealed to EU competition authorities to suspend certain business practices by chipmaker Broadcom regarding its VMware cloud platform, citing steep price increases and exclusionary conduct.
Google has lost a significant legal battle in Europe's highest court over a €750,000 fine imposed by Italy for gambling advertising on YouTube. The ruling could reshape how tech giants face liability for third-party content.
Meta has appealed a Los Angeles jury's finding that it deliberately designed addictive platforms harming a young woman's mental health. The US$3 million verdict marks the first successful lawsuit of its kind against a major social media company.
Leading US newspapers including the New York Times are pushing for court sanctions against OpenAI, alleging the AI company lied about its capacity to search systems for evidence of copyright infringement in training data.
Meta faces a staggering $1.4 trillion penalty claim from four US states in an August trial over allegations it designed Facebook and Instagram to addict young users. The figure approaches Meta's entire market value and signals intensifying regulatory pressure on tech platforms.
Nigeria's competition authority has opened an investigation into major technology companies including Meta, Alphabet, and X following complaints from the country's media industry over unauthorised use of news content.
Denmark has intervened in a European Court of Justice case supporting Belgium's stance that tech giants must pay for publisher content. The case tests the scope of digital media rights across the EU.
An AP and Frontline investigation reveals American technology companies are enabling a massive global scam industry worth nearly US$200 billion annually, with minimal legal consequences and voluntary compliance measures.
Europe's highest court has definitively upheld a €4.1 billion fine against Google, the largest antitrust penalty in EU history, over the company's alleged abuse of its Android operating system to stifle competition.
The US Supreme Court will hear Apple's appeal of a contempt finding in its legal battle with Epic Games over App Store payment rules. The case centres on whether Apple violated a court order requiring changes to its lucrative app marketplace.
Australia is ramping up enforcement of its pioneering ban on social media use by children under 16, imposing steeper fines and giving regulators stronger investigative powers as tech giants continue to fall short of compliance.
YouTube has settled a lawsuit filed by a minor claiming platform-induced mental health damage, just as a second major trial against Meta, Snap and TikTok prepares to begin in July amid an avalanche of social media litigation.
India blocked Telegram days after accusing the messaging platform of failing to remove accounts selling leaked NEET exam papers. Telegram disputes the government's account of their discussions, marking another flashpoint between Modi's administration and Big Tech.
Telegram has escalated its dispute with Indian authorities by filing a court petition against a temporary government order blocking the messaging app's services. The ban was imposed to combat exam fraud.